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Answer COVID FOIAs Now Act

USA117th CongressHR-6321| House 
| Updated: 12/16/2021
Chip Roy

Chip Roy

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (10)
Bob Good (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Van Taylor (Republican)Andy Biggs (Republican)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Dan Bishop (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Louie Gohmert (Republican)

Appropriations Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Answer COVID FOIAs Now Act This bill addresses pending Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests related to COVID-19. Specifically, the bill requires each federal agency, within 100 calendar days, to complete all pending FOIA requests related to a drug or medical device to prevent, diagnose, mitigate, or treat COVID-19; gain-of-function or potential pandemic pathogen research; or a policy, rule, or standard requiring COVID-19 vaccination of individuals. For each calendar day on which any applicable FOIA request remains pending, the Department of the Treasury must transfer $1 million from the appropriations account of the office of the head of the agency to the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program of the Health Resources and Services Administration. A person submitting such a request shall be deemed to have demonstrated a compelling need for expedited processing.
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Timeline
Dec 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Dec 16, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • December 16, 2021
    Introduced in House
  • December 16, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Government Operations and Politics

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureFreedom of informationGovernment liabilityHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical research

Answer COVID FOIAs Now Act

USA117th CongressHR-6321| House 
| Updated: 12/16/2021
Answer COVID FOIAs Now Act This bill addresses pending Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests related to COVID-19. Specifically, the bill requires each federal agency, within 100 calendar days, to complete all pending FOIA requests related to a drug or medical device to prevent, diagnose, mitigate, or treat COVID-19; gain-of-function or potential pandemic pathogen research; or a policy, rule, or standard requiring COVID-19 vaccination of individuals. For each calendar day on which any applicable FOIA request remains pending, the Department of the Treasury must transfer $1 million from the appropriations account of the office of the head of the agency to the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program of the Health Resources and Services Administration. A person submitting such a request shall be deemed to have demonstrated a compelling need for expedited processing.
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Timeline
Dec 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Dec 16, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • December 16, 2021
    Introduced in House
  • December 16, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Chip Roy

Chip Roy

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (10)
Bob Good (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Van Taylor (Republican)Andy Biggs (Republican)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Dan Bishop (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Louie Gohmert (Republican)

Appropriations Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureFreedom of informationGovernment liabilityHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical research